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Footsteps of Federer

A Fan's Pilgrimage Across 7 Swiss Cantons in 10 Acts

by Dave Seminara
Paul Heitsch
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Roger Federer could live anywhere in the world, but he always returns to the place he loves most: Switzerland. Dave Seminara is a mad traveler and tennis lifer who has written about Federer for the New York Times and other publications. A pair of autoimmune diseases and a knee surgery kept Dave from playing tennis for years, but as he inched toward recovery, he had a bright idea: why not start his tennis comeback on hallowed ground—courts that his hero Roger Federer graced in Switzerland.
Footsteps of Federer is a funny, novella-length account of Seminara's travels across seven Swiss cantons in search of insights into Federer's character, which is inextricably linked to his deep roots in, and love for, his country. Seminara timed his unique pilgrimage to the 2019 Swiss Indoors, where he had a chance to ask Roger a number of offbeat questions before and after Federer hoisted his record tenth title there. Seminara's Federer pilgrimage took him to Switzerland's most important abbey, where he prayed with Abbot Urban Federer; to the vineyard of Jakob Federer from Berneck, where the Federer clan originated from; to the stunning villa where Roger and Mirka were married; and to many of the neighborhoods and tennis clubs where Roger has lived and trained at over the years.

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    March 2, 2021

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781705297834
      • File size: 85282 KB
      • Duration: 02:57:40

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Dave Seminara loves tennis and hero-worships champion Roger Federer. Narrator Paul Heitsch makes sure that we understand these things about Seminara with a performance that adeptly reveals the enthusiasm, humility, and sincerity of the author. After a long struggle with autoimmune disease and an injury, Seminara decides to combine his own return to the court with a trip around Switzerland, following in the footsteps of the greatest player of all time. He visits the villa where Roger and Mirka married, the church where their children were baptized, and the court where he lost 6-0, 6-0 as a 10-year-old. Heitsch captures the audiobook's charm and irreverence--Seminara steals a tennis club towel as a souvenir and meets a dentist who extols Mirka's beautiful teeth--as well as the fundamental decency of the author and hero. A.B. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine

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